He never used any person because he held every person, even the most ordinary, above himself.

He was very mindful of regarding very strictly every dictate of the sages

His Etrog [the special citrus fruit for Succoth] was one of the finest in town.

For a specially prepared Matzah [unleavened bread] he was ready to pay all he had for kosher wheat, and carried the wheat for grinding by himself

Everybody regarded him as a holy man and followed him with their eyes in the street until he could not be seen anymore. Not only no one dared disobey him, but also no one disputed his deeds because they knew that whatever he did was meant as a work of God.

When he died, the stores were closed, the craftsmen ceased work, and almost no one in the town was left who did not attend the funeral.They were standing on the roofs, in the windows on the fences, in all streets, crowded and pushing each other.

About thirty thousand people attended his funeral. Great rabbis delivered eulogies and the whole big community in Brisk mourned this exceptional person’s departure.

A thin, short Jew, wrinkled face - a combination of the sorrow of being in exile and an encouraging smile of faith. His place for prayer is behind the pulpit, next to the entrance to the “Green Synagogue” The gabais [managers of synagogue affairs] implored him to sit near the Eastern Wall, but he loved the common people struggling for bread. He used to teach them Torah and was their friend.

Rabbi Shalom Menashe Rabinovitch in Brisk D’lita - a great, righteous, famous, hassid and modest. He dedicated most of his time to teaching and to the good of the community. He shared the trouble of others and had an exceptionally generous personality. Even when he was old, people used to notice him always making the rounds of the rich people’s houses to collect money for the poor who revealed their broken hearts to him.

He sincerely loved doing Tzedaka and gave charity anonymously.